The title of this thread ("in which anonymint can't understand winternitz") that you created when you moved all the discussion above this post from
where it was, is a reflection of your desire to insult and politicize all technical discussion.
It is indicative of the asshole that you are. As I told you in a private message, Vaseline works.
The word "can't" is logically incorrect. Proof is below.
So this is just trading more computation for space. The hash ladder can do this by increasing w.
No, it requires less computation (than the bidirectional enumeration)...
"No" is logically incorrect. Hey
pompous asshole (with the patience of a quark) learn to read. I wrote that Winternitz trades some more computation for decreased space (as compared to the hash ladders scheme we were discussing). I also wrote that I would have to study more to see if this computation was more efficient than decreasing w in the hash ladder scheme.
...and much less space for normal choices of parameters. There are a couple additional codewords (usually two for normal parameters) but all the codewords are half the size of that ladder proposal.
I am very busy on other matters and didn't immediately put full concentration into that issue until you challenged my understanding which was based on a very quick perusal of the cited research. After looking closely for about 30 minutes,
I understood.
I suppose you still have an ax to grind because I blew
gaping logical holes in your CoinJoin proposal.
Don't you have any real work to do? Pitiful.
Unlike you, I don't put all my concentration into watching this forum every waking moment, nor do I put all my mental energy into cryptography all the time. Do you want others to piss on you with the same disdain when you approach a topic not in the field or domain knowledge to which you are so engrossed and dedicated to for significant portion of your life. I would hope you could appreciate the concept that people with broader skill sets (yet expert enough) can often kick the business pants off the nerds who are too narrowly focused, especially nerds like you who don't know how to interact amicably with those possessing broader (and less deep) domain knowledge.
It seems perhaps your personal evaluation of your self-worth derives from pummeling ad hominem (as opposed to non-personally directed pummeling in the market with implementation) with your domain knowledge. This is a psychological disease known as insecurity.
WTF, do you want a star on your forehead?
The true leaders of a community relish in virtues such as sharing, teaching, encouraging, etc..
Normally I would be thanking you for injecting the obscure Winternitz signature compression into this discussion since it nearly doubles the compression compared the hash ladder scheme I was aware of. But you just can't help stop yourself from being deliberately as condescending as possible.
I momentarily contemplated reporting this to other moderators and proprietors of the forum. But it simply isn't worth my time. I have more important things to do.